Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!rex!ukma!gatech!udel!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!cadre!pitt!cisunx!ramanath From: ramanath@cisunx.UUCP (J Ramanathan) Newsgroups: sci.lang,comp.cog-eng,sci.psychology Subject: Re: Spelling and Perceptual Mode (was: Effects of poor writing?) Message-ID: <17972@cisunx.UUCP> Date: 8 May 89 23:47:31 GMT References: <39131@bbn.COM> <1982@trantor.harris-atd.com> <187@intek01.UUCP> <1859@arctic.nprdc.arpa> <2000@umbc3.UMBC.EDU> Reply-To: ramanath@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (J Ramanathan) Followup-To: sci.lang Distribution: na Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Comp & Info Sys Lines: 10 Xref: utzoo sci.lang:4482 comp.cog-eng:1095 sci.psychology:1816 drew@umbc3.umbc.edu.UMBC.EDU (Drew Eisenhauer) writes: >Thank God for small miracles- this obviously would explain >why so many people, when they see a mispelling, >exclaim, ^^^^^^^^^^ > >"Well, it just didn't look right!" Well, it just doesn't look right! :-) -jay